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Sunday, 30 March 2008

My 4.2K run from my home, via Potong Pasir MRT, via Potong Pasir Avenue 1, all the way to Bishan Park, within 30min. All this thanks to "OK Go" guiding my pace along the way!

Yes, I kind-of got tired towards the end, but hey, not bad, eh? half an hour...

First run since I recovered from my throat inflammation. Let's see how far I'll go!

Oh, review of the Nike+ iPod kit:

better get the Nike+shoes, compatible armband, and something to make you earbuds stick. Oh, don't forget some nice clothes. ESPECIALLY THE PANTS! My shorts were so loose, the pockets kept swinging because I had my wallet, Razr, and the iPod in them. so irritating...

Oh, once you're in Bishan Park, walk down a bit more, until you reach Street 23 Blk 237. There's a shop that's pretty well-hidden in the CD shelter there. Get some refreshments there if you're running to Bishan Park. 80c for chilled canned drinks, 70c for 500ml chilled distilled water. pretty cheap. you'll have to walk down some creepy stairs. If you come across it, you're on the right track.

I'ld have had an iBook as my first computer, and I would have started programming on Xcode by now...

3. What was your first impression of Nintendo?

A kiddo's company.

4. What is or would be a good nickname for Family Guy?

The show that's created by manatees who do not fear terrorism... because they are insensitive to feelings.

5. Ever slept in the same room with Canon?

Seriously? Every night, since my cameras are Canon. But not on the same bed.

6. Who is Apple's best friend?

Quite a lot, actually. Starbucks? Google? Nike? Microsoft? Intel?

7. What's Steve Jobs's opinion on cheese?

We, at Apple, can make a revolutionary cheese that holds all your music and videos in something that looks so good, and feels so nice in your hand. Something light, portable, and flame-retardant-free. Made of a recyclable material.

8. What musical instrument would Apple most likely play?

Garageband has a guitar as its logo, Guitar Hero 3 on a Mac, I'll say electric. Or how about a wireless keyboard? get it?

Tuesday, 25 March 2008

I've only played till "Stage 6: Hottest Band On Earth" on Guitar Hero 3, but there's already so many awesome tracks, I think I should make a list!

The order goes as follows: The first two tracks [Kaiser Chiefs' "Ruby" and Superbus' "Radio Songs"] are songs from the Store in the Career Mode. Their difficulty is negligible, so they go first. After these two, the rest are arranged by their stage. I tried to be fair by picking one song from each stage, including unlockables and encore pieces for each stage.

If you haven't played Guitar Hero 3 before, I highly recommend you get to someone's house and friggin try it now! You won't regret it, unless your finger-eye coordination is beyond help, then too bad.

Sunday, 23 March 2008

To get new spectacles [my current one is no longer "sutable for wearing"]

iPod touch software upgrades...

Stephen Colbert's audiobook "I Am America (And So Can You)"

Jason Mraz's upcoming album "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things"

A Lensbaby 2.0 lens.

An ExpoDisc White Balancing disc.

A something to get stubborn dust of my 30D's sensor filter...

did i mention "To read more..."? I was referring to two things: Music Theory, and the Book of Revelations [I read things from back to front, so that's why I start with Revelations, and for some reason, I always spell "Revelations" as "Revalations". Bad habit, i guess?]

To live through till the last day of Earth [just for fun]

To start taking piano lesosns.

To hit 2,000,000 in the career mode on Guitar Hero 3 [I just hit 1,000,000]

To pass a song in Guitar Hero 3 on Medium [I'm stuck on "Easy". Medium is too tough.]

To eat more fruits [just realised how rarely I enjoy fruits this year...]

To cut down on cakes and pastries. [includes, but not limiting to, egg tarts, donuts, cheesecakes, etc]

To develop an iPhone App [but not get it on the App Store, coz i refuse to pay US$99 for the Dev programme. Just trying out on the free SDK.]

To learn a bit more on electricity, and tehn to ground my bloody 2-pin-plugged external HDD. [Unless I charge my laptop, the MacBook Pro's case will always give me a shock. not pleasant.]

To be neutral in electrostatic charges.

To finish the musical and then take a break from choir pracs in July [finally.]

To finish my Electrolysis ws, Broader Perspectives mindmaps, and HCL essays, all of which are at least 2 weeks and at most 2 months overdue.

To sleep early. Damn, it's late.

To break the monotony of repetition. Saying "Damn it" over and over and over again = getting lame...

AWOLAbsent Without Official Leave: A term used in the United States Military to describe a soldier or other military member who has left his or her post without permission (usually in disagreement with a particular order). This is one of many military terms that has trickled down into everyday speech among civilian populations.

ACB Mnemonic device for "Air Conditioner Booty": a woman whose buttocks, when viewed from the side, resemble a wall-unit air conditioner protruding from a house.

"I won't hesitate no more, no more It [the 'O' Levels] cannot wait I'm sureThere's no need to complicate [by changing the friggin syllabus and exam schedule again]Our time is short [yeah, like how many weeks left?]This is our [between the textbooks, notes, etc.] fate, I'm yours [I'm stuck to you until the exams are over]"

-adapted from the lyrics to the chorus of the songs "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz

firstly, thanks to Ernest, Zexun, Jack, Nigel Lee, Mysterious guy, and anyone else whom I may have forgotten for the air-blower for my birthday present! Just what I needed! and thanks for all the well-wishes and birthday greetings! Besides, it's not the lateness that matters. It's the thought that counts!

secondly, I've been on a album-buying rampage these few days...

Just bought Radiohead's "In Rainbows" and Corrine Bayley Rae's self-titled album on 1 March 08.

Then, on the 9th, I bought Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through The Static", OneRepublic's "Dreaming Out Loud", and "Desperate", a new album by Daphne Khoo, former Singapore Idol contestant from the first Idol competition.

Then, in a surprised addition to the above list of 5 albums, Ms Gan gave me a very cool album as my birthday present on Monday. Yeah, it's belated, but who cares? She gave me an Album titled "Nos Rêves", by "Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Marc" [Direct Translation: The Small Singers of Saint-Marc]. You probably never heard of the choir before, but you probably heard their singing before. That's because this choir was the choir responsible for the tracks behind Les Choristes, the movie. It's pretty cool, and I'm liking it.